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Carney is running for re-election in 2012. He is seeking the nomination on the [[Democratic]] ticket. [[Rose Izzo]] and [[Tom Kovach (Delaware)|Tom Kovach]] are running as [[Republicans]]. Primary elections will be held on September 11, 2012.

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Carney is running for re-election in 2012. He sought the nomination on the [[Democratic]] ticket. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and advances to the general election on November 6, 2012.

Biography

Carney was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He earned his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1978, and his M.P.A. from the University of Delaware in 1987.[3] The second of nine children, John was born in Wilmington and raised in Claymont by his parents Jack and Ann, who were both educators.[4] He was quarterback of the 1973 state championship St. Mark's High School football team, and earned All-Ivy League and Most Valuable Player honors in football at Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1978. He later coached freshmen football at the University of Delaware, while earning his master's degree in public administration.[5]

Analysis

Congressional Staff Salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Carney paid his congressional staff a total of $849,981 in 2011. He ranks 15th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 97th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Delaware ranks 43rd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[10]

Net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Carney's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $185,031 and $850,000. That averages to $517,515.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[11]

Political Positions

Percentage voting with party

John C. Carney Jr. voted with the Democratic Party 88% of the time, which ranked 160 among the 192 House Democratic members as of November 2011.[12]

Recent news

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Personal

Carney lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife, Tracey, and their sons, Sam and Jimmy.[4]